Associations to the word «Carve»
Noun
- Fresco
- Lotus
- Erosion
- Bronze
- Tile
- Entrance
- Mural
- Chunk
- Wall
- Hillside
- Roof
- Cliff
- Pottery
- Canoe
- Shrine
- Wood
- Symbol
- Woven
- Cloister
- Lion
- Cave
- Embroidery
- Plank
- Cushion
- Tortoise
- Foyer
- Jewellery
- Replica
- Mausoleum
- Groove
- Naga
- Boulder
- Comb
- Decoy
- Depiction
- Knife
- Cupola
- Spiral
- Mould
- Temple
- Figure
- Gem
- Fjord
- Portal
- Cameo
- Cavern
- Chair
- Crypt
- Paddle
- Rug
- Mayan
- Wooden
- Iconography
- Stave
- Coat
- Mermaid
- Gryphon
- Wat
- Cupid
Adjective
Wiktionary
CARVE, verb. (archaic) To cut.
CARVE, verb. To cut meat in order to serve it.
CARVE, verb. To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work.
CARVE, verb. (snowboarding) To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
CARVE, verb. (figuratively) To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
CARVE, verb. To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
CARVE, noun. (obsolete) Alternative term for carucate
CARVE OUT, verb. To hollow by carving.
CARVE OUT, verb. (idiomatic) To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.
CARVE UP, verb. To cut into pieces.
CARVE UP, verb. (country, land, etc.) To divide or dismember, separate into parts
CARVE UP, noun. (informal) The act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition.
CARVE UP, noun. (slang) The distribution of something, as of money or booty.
Dictionary definition
CARVE, verb. Form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice".
CARVE, verb. Engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark".
CARVE, verb. Cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.